Systems, devices, and methods for determining a change in a characteristic of a pet

Abstract

Methods and systems for determining a change in a characteristic of a pet are provided. An example method includes: receiving, by one or more processors, sensor data generated by one or more pressure sensors integrated within a mat based on the pet moving over the mat; determining, by the one or more processors, a representation of the characteristic of the pet using an artificial intelligence (AI) model and the sensor data; determining, by the one or more processors, the change in the characteristic of the pet based on the representation of the characteristic of the pet and a baseline representation of the characteristic of the pet; generating, by the one or more processors, a notification including information identifying the change in the characteristic of the pet; and providing, by the one or more processors, the notification to a user device to cause the user device to display the notification.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method for determining a change in a characteristic of a pet, the method comprising:
 receiving, by one or more processors, sensor data generated by one or more pressure sensors integrated within a mat based on the pet moving over the mat;   determining, by the one or more processors, a representation of the characteristic of the pet using an artificial intelligence (AI) model and the sensor data;   determining, by the one or more processors, the change in the characteristic of the pet based on the representation of the characteristic of the pet and a baseline representation of the characteristic of the pet;   generating, by the one or more processors, a notification including information identifying the change in the characteristic of the pet; and   providing, by the one or more processors, the notification to a user device to cause the user device to display the notification.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the characteristic is a weight of the pet, and the representation of the characteristic is a weight value of the pet. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the characteristic is a gait of the pet, and the representation of the characteristic is a pattern indicative of gait. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining that the change in the characteristic of the pet satisfies a threshold,   wherein the generating the notification comprises generating the notification based on determining that the change in the characteristic of the pet satisfies the threshold.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the characteristic is a weight of the pet, and the change in the characteristic of the pet is indicative of the pet having gained a threshold amount of weight or having lost the threshold amount of weight. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more pressure sensors comprise piezoelectric sensors. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes a voltage pattern represented by voltage values over time. 
     
     
         8 . A device for determining a change in a characteristic of a pet, the device comprising:
 a memory configured to store instructions; and   one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
 receiving sensor data generated by one or more pressure sensors integrated within a mat based on the pet moving over the mat; 
 determining a representation of the characteristic of the pet using an artificial intelligence (AI) model and the sensor data; 
 determining the change in the characteristic of the pet based on the representation of the characteristic of the pet and a baseline representation of the characteristic of the pet; 
 generating a notification including information identifying the change in the characteristic of the pet; and 
 providing the notification to a user device to cause the user device to display the notification. 
   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the characteristic is a weight of the pet, and the representation of the characteristic is a weight value of the pet. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the characteristic is a gait of the pet, and the representation of the characteristic is a pattern indicative of gait. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining that the change in the characteristic of the pet satisfies a threshold,   wherein the generating the notification comprises generating the notification based on determining that the change in the characteristic of the pet satisfies the threshold.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the characteristic is a weight of the pet, and the change in the characteristic of the pet is indicative of the pet having gained a threshold amount of weight or having lost the threshold amount of weight. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more pressure sensors comprise piezoelectric sensors. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor data includes a voltage pattern represented by voltage values over time. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device for determining a change in a characteristic of a pet, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 receiving sensor data generated by one or more pressure sensors integrated within a mat based on the pet moving over the mat;   determining a representation of the characteristic of the pet using an artificial intelligence (AI) model and the sensor data;   determining the change in the characteristic of the pet based on the representation of the characteristic of the pet and a baseline representation of the characteristic of the pet;   generating a notification including information identifying the change in the characteristic of the pet; and   providing the notification to a user device to cause the user device to display the notification.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the characteristic is a weight of the pet, and the representation of the characteristic is a weight value of the pet. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the characteristic is a gait of the pet, and the representation of the characteristic is a pattern indicative of gait. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining that the change in the characteristic of the pet satisfies a threshold,   wherein the generating the notification comprises generating the notification based on determining that the change in the characteristic of the pet satisfies the threshold.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the characteristic is a weight of the pet, and the change in the characteristic of the pet is indicative of the pet having gained a threshold amount of weight or having lost the threshold amount of weight. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more pressure sensors comprise piezoelectric sensors, and wherein the sensor data includes a voltage pattern represented by voltage values over time.